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116th Mahrattas
Known as the 16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 116th Mahrattas In the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 formed as 2nd Battalion 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 16th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became 16th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 16th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 116th Mahrattas
- 1922 became 4th Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental History
- Historical Record of the 4-5th Mahratta Light Infantry by Alec Richard Solly. Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1924.
- Available at the British Library, reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/4/575
External Links
- 116th Infantry British Empire website
- Maratha Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 116th Mahrattas Wikipedia
- "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919" by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com
Historical books online
- Valour Enshrined Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org version. Full title: Valour enshrined. A history of the Maratha Light Infantry, 1768-1947 by M.G. Abhyankar [Volume1], published 1971. (There was a second volume published, by C.L. Proudfoot in 1980, covering the period 1947-1979). The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not correct for this book.